Improve thyself

You definitely are on the right track. There is no way that having time off from anything could help you focus more while spending time playing. A solid exercise regime will only help that too. Do you think there is much lost over taking weekends off as a poker player? I know your friends are always going to have weekends off, and you may be more successful by stopping the grind and taking time to be with them if it's important, but how much can be lost from not playing Friday, Saturday and Sundays?

Originally Posted by jyms

You definitely are on the right track. There is no way that having time off from anything could help you focus more while spending time playing. A solid exercise regime will only help that too. Do you think there is much lost over taking weekends off as a poker player? I know your friends are always going to have weekends off, and you may be more successful by stopping the grind and taking time to be with them if it's important, but how much can be lost from not playing Friday, Saturday and Sundays?

If I remember correctly, games are often times a little softer on the weekends, but by how much I am not sure? Also the +ev in taking a break away could be bigger than the +ev that the average table would offer on a given weekend. Unfortunately there is no specific way of measuring this, but I do believe that weekend breaks sure will help your mind for the week.

I'm a gym goer, I used to play in a basketball league, but had a scare with the surgically repaired knee and now I'm awfully cautious, so just been going to the gym about 3 times a week and usually try to get in a day of tabatas or a run. Hurt my wrist back in March, and neglected rehabbing it for months, finally after 2 months of physical therapy, it is good to go now and am starting to put some muscle back on. I can say, your food intake is 80% of the battle. Eat healthy and exercise some and you will be healthy. Exercise a lot and eat (or drink) unhealthy and you will be in worse shape.